Medical doctors in Latvia
Latvia: Medical doctors was 33.52 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
33.52
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
51st
of 185 countries
All-time high
36.13
in 1991
All-time low
26.86
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Medical doctors in Latvia, 1990β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Latvia stood at 33.52.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Latvia peaked at 36.13 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.86, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 51st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.07 | 27.17 | 36.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.61 | 26.86 | 32.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.98 | 31.07 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.61 | 33.38 | 33.98 | 4 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.8846 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4641 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Latvia?
- Medical doctors in Latvia was 33.52 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 in 1991.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.86 in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for medical doctors?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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